Golden Veil by BelovedStranger

Chapter 295

Word Count: 100

Prompt from Stella Mira’s Soundtrack Challenge #31: Terra Incognita

Why was she gazing at him with such a sorrowful expression? With such forgiveness? Akahito couldn’t understand this enigmatic woman. The last time he’d checked, she despised him, and rightfully so. And now? He couldn’t comprehend why.

“Don’t…look at me…like that…” he murmured with blood in his mouth.

It was so hard to breathe, let alone speak, with at least one lung punctured, but he tried valiantly.

“Do you want me to hate you?”

Yes.

“No. Maybe.”

“Part of me does.” She brushed his hair tenderly from his face, her fingers stained red with his blood. “But I realized something.”